Here’s an ambient orb style project, but with a traffic light…you can light up LEDs with 5 volts DC, but 100 watts of 125 volts AC is a completely different animal. When I received this traffic light for my birthday (purchased at a flea market for ten bucks), I jumped right to it. Link.
Here’s an amazing video of a Michigan guy named Wally Wallington (really!) who thinks he’s cracked the method which was used to build Stonehenge. In the video he stand a 19 ton monolith upright by himself using nothing but wood, some rocks, sand, and a hose. It’s some really freakin’ amazing stuff! Oh, and he also uses a variation of his technique to move a pole barn by himeself over 300 feet! [via] Link.
For Nintendo DS owners- This interface allows to connect PassMe to the computer and to other devices. Connection to the computer can be through RS-232 (serial com port), USB and bluetooth. Other devices that can be connectod are PDA keyboards, data modems, servo and motor controllers, GPS modules, radio data transmitters, etc… Link.
The Belkin Tunecast2 is a nicely designed piece of technology, superior to other devices of its sort due to its ability to tune to any FM frequency that you desire. The device is only limited by its range of operation. Before I modded my Tunecast2, it would operate efficiently at a distance of up to about 20-30 feet. After the mod, I was able to rebroadcast audio clearly without interference througout my entire house and even outside the house! Link.
This experiment will test a real spam filter, not a specially designed chess program. It won’t aim to beat Deep Thought (I wouldn’t know where to start, and I have a feeling this could be difficult anyway ;-), but it will aim to show signs of “intelligence”, or we won’t claim success. Finally, since dry tables and graphs are no fun, a theoretical proof of concept is not enough: the spam filter must really play chess in a way that everyone can see, and try out at home. [via] Link.
Story about beating the Simon game in a clever way, geek self realization…The effusively fun spirit of Make magazine got me thinking about the day I first realized I was a geek. It sure would be interesting to hear other people’s stories on when they first realized. On that day I knew I was different from everybody else. I also knew I was the same as the proud, the few, the geek. Link.
Chuck writes- regarding the Moonshine post – “Here’s a comprehensive yet easy to follow resource for home alcohol production. Not just moonshine, alcohol is also a primary ingredient of bio-diesel! Unfortunately, home distillation of alcohol is illegal in the land of the free. You can jump through some hoops for the BATF and get a permit to produce limited amounts of ‘fuel alcohol’. Link.
